Senior Data Scientist

• As a member of the Research Analytics Service group, you will conduct and provide scientometric analyses and consulting to the researchers, departments, and the executive board of ETH Zurich, and communicate results in a transparent, decision-relevant way
• You proactively clarify requirements, take ownership of projects from joint planning to delivery (including documentation and handover) and collaborate closely with other ETH Zurich units and beyond
• You strengthen the service by designing, improving and maintaining reproducible workflows in close collaboration with other units of the ETH Zurich
• With a service-oriented and improvement-driven mindset, you and the team will contribute to the continuous development of innovative, data-driven approaches and projects in the context of open data and scientometrics

Background

• Master’s degree ideally in information science, library science, data science, computer science, or a comparable field; a PhD is an advantage
• Regardless of academic background, the ideal candidate also possesses information science or library science competencies. Research experience or in-depth knowledge of science communication is also an asset

Technical & analytical skills

• Strong programming skills (ideally Python) and commitment to clear, reproducible, well-structured code
• Working knowledge of SQL and/or NoSQL databases (and motivation to deepen your expertise)
• Strong analytical thinking with a structured, quality-focused approach to data and methods.
• Ideally, experience in one or more of the following: data engineering, building data-driven apps, computational linguistics, machine learning/AI, dashboarding, creating/maintaining datasets, contributing to open source software, digital humanities, data management systems

Scientometrics & research evaluation interests

• Experience with scientometric/bibliometric analyses or strong motivation to grow in research assessment methods
• Interest in scholarly communication, open science/open data, and the Swiss research landscape

Project delivery & service mindset

• Proven ability to drive projects proactively: clarifying needs with stakeholders, structuring work, managing priorities, and delivering results
• Strong service orientation: you enjoy enabling others and translating questions into actionable analyses
• Clear communicator who can explain methods, limits, and insights effectively in writing and in discussions with diverse audiences

Languages

• Fluent in English and German (written and spoken)

We also encourage candidates who do not meet all requirements to apply.